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Two Men and a Woman Dressed for "Romance of the Reaper"

Date: 1929
Description: A production still for the Fox Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper." The film was produced by International Harvester at Walnut Grove to celebrate the Reape...
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Michael Kienitz with Person Wearing Nixon Mask

Date: 08 04 1979
Description: A person wearing a Richard Nixon mask and flashing a peace sign is posing with Michael Kienitz, who is holding a megaphone and wearing a t-shirt advertisin...
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Houdini and Lila Lee in "Terror Island"

Date: 1920
Description: Escape artist Harry Houdini with co-star Lila Lee in the silent film, "Terror Island," a Paramount release. The climax consists of Houdini saving Lee from ...
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Interview with a Star

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Description: Irene Norman, film editor of the "Milwaukee Sentinel," interviewing the film star Bebe Daniels.
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John Gilbert with Pipe

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of actor John Gilbert with a pipe in his mouth.
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John Gilbert and Ramon Novarro

Date: 1926
Description: Actors John Gilbert and Ramon Novarro compare their moustaches. Gilbert is in costume.
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John Gilbert and Greta Garbo

Date: 01 1927
Description: John Gilbert and Greta Garbo pose for photograph at the premiere of their film "The Flesh and the Devil." She is wearing a fur coat, white gloves and is ho...
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John Gilbert's Publicity Still for "The Show"

Date: 1927
Description: Publicity still for the film "The Show." John Gilbert is seen in profile — he is wearing a hat, striped shirt, and a scarf around his neck.
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John Gilbert in "Redemption"

Date: 1930
Description: Head and shoulders publicity still of actor John Gilbert for the film Redemption which was released in 1930. He looks directly at the viewer and is wearing...
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John Gilbert and Jim Tully

Date: 1930
Description: Actor John Gilbert and boxer/author Jim Tully shake hands. Each is smiling and wearing a boxing glove on one hand. This publicity still may be a reference ...
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John Gilbert and Greta Garbo

Date: 08 12 1933
Description: Actor John Gilbert and Greta Garbo shake hands and smile at one another their first day on the set of the movie "Queen Christina." She is wearing a fur coa...
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"The Cheat" Movie Still

Date: 1915
Description: A menacing Sessu Hayakawa looms over a terrified Fannie Ward in a scene from the silent film "The Cheat" (Paramount 1915). In the upper right hand corner, ...
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Helen Gibson publicity still for the "Hazards of Helen"

Date: 1915
Description: Helen Gibson stars in one of the "Hazards of Helen" films. She sits at a desk holding the receiver of a candlestick telephone to her ear.
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Student Nurse Susan Beckman

Date: 05 01 1971
Description: Susan Beckman, a student nurse at County General Hospital, carries a sign protesting the portrayal of nurses in a movie "The Student Nurses".
Poster

Hidden Valley Poster

Date: 1916
Description: Poster for the film Hidden Valley featuring Valkyrien (Baroness Dewitz). Features an image of a woman with long curly blonde hair wearing a laurel w...
Poster

The Shine Girl Poster

Date: 1916
Description: Poster for the film The Shine Girl starring Gladys Hulette. The poster shows a woman smiling and looking over her shoulder. Her hand is on her dress...
Poster

"Křik" (The Cry) Film Poster

Date: 1966
Description: Czechoslovakian film poster with a photographic image of a woman’s head and neck, and a short hairstyle, rotated so she is looking up, on a red background.
Poster

"100,000 dolarů na slunci" (Greed in the Sun) Film Poster

Date: 1966
Description: Czechoslovakian film poster for the French film "Cent mille dollars au soleil." Yellow background with black lettering. Small photographic image of a woman...
Poster

"Je mi dvacet let" (I Am Twenty) Film Poster

Date: 1966
Description: Czechoslovakian film poster for the Soviet film "Mne dvadtsat let." Collage consisting of a photographic image of long hair with bangs pasted on top of ill...
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"Obraz lāsky" (Image of Love) Film Poster

Date: 1966
Description: Czechoslovakian film poster for the English film "Image of Love." Mona Lisa wears a pink wig, and a flower, lips, small hearts and a chart are pasted on to...

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